{"data":{"id":"us/25-cfr-900.185","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"25 CFR 900.185","heading":"How long does the Federal government have to process an FTCA claim after the claim is received by the Federal agency, before a lawsuit may be filed?","body":"Six months.","path":["Title 25—Indians","CHAPTER V—BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, AND INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","PART 900—CONTRACTS UNDER THE INDIAN SELF-DETERMINATION AND EDUCATION ASSISTANCE ACT","Subpart M—Federal Tort Claims Act Coverage General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-25.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:59Z","sha256":"077e7bf6fc32b35a4ca99af6c73c39ebfdeb5dc777d048b6d75a798bd3eeea7f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/25-cfr-900.184","next":"us/25-cfr-900.186"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}